Gregory Wilson
EXACT CHANGE
$75
THE BLURB:
A soon-to-be spectator gives you a number from 1-100. You
remove all the change from your pocket and the total matches
exactly!
In Greg's professional repertoire for years, it's a
perfectly direct and deceptive feat of mentalism that has
impressed some of the best minds in magic!
It's easy to do. You start clean, end clean, can turn your
pocket inside out or (if you're cheeky enough) have a
spectator reach in for the income outcome herself. Plus,it
comes with 36 remarkable routines to overwhelm your senses!
Resets instantly. No palming. No forcing. No tailoring.
No place it can't be done. The instructional DVD, fine
leather money clip and custom-designed "secret weapon" will
make you look like a master mentalist in minutes!
"As real as it gets!"
- Banachek
"A beautiful perfect thing"
- Paul Harris
"That's #@&^ing amazing!!!"
- Bob Cassidy
"This fooled me entirely! I'm an instant fan and want to do
it ASAP!
- Joshua Jay
"You fried me. I want to put this in my repertoire
immediately!"
- John Kennedy
"I love being fooled! How do I put this in my next TV
special?"
- Cyril
MY COMMENTS:
Exact Change is one of the most direct and powerful
mentalism gimmicks that I've ever seen. Read the blurb
above. The performer asks for a number from 1 to 100. The
participant names a number, say 42. The performer announces
that it's exactly what he wanted the participant to say. To
prove it, the performer reaches into his pocket, pulls out
some change, and shows the rest of the pocket to be
completely empty. The coins are counted. They add up to
forty-two cents. (This is my slight variation of the basic
routine which focuses on coincidence. I prefer to use the
theme of influence.)
This basic plot isn't magic. Nothing vanishes. Nothing
appears. Nothing transforms. There's nothing visually
happening. A two-digit (or single-digit number) is named
and that number corresponds to the amount of change in the
performer's pocket. Bam! Just like that! This is just
solid, hard-hitting, powerful mentalism.
Now, you could use this to do a magic effect, because this
gimmick is versatile. One could also use it to go beyond
the pocket idea (though the pocket is always used). For
example, one of the thirty-six effects from the DVD involves
an iPhone app which correctly displays a named amount and
then that amount of coins appears to drop out out of the
iPhone like a slot machine. This, of course, is a magic
effect. For mentalism, one could have an envelope in one's
shirt pocket and dump out the correct change. This is just
the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
What you're buying essentially is a specially-made gimmick
that allows you to quickly access a specific amount of
change. It is very well made and well thought-out. I
especially like that it has a button on it so that when it's
in your pocket you can make sure it's oriented correctly.
Though it's specifically designed for U.S. coins, it can be
used for UK and Euro coins. This is explained on the DVD.
And, not only is it versatile in the types of effects you
could do, it's also versatile in the handling of the
gimmick. Gregory Wilson explains many ways to handle the
gimmick (specifically we're referring to ditches and
dodges). Max Maven and John Kennedy are two of the many
who've contributed suggestions for the handlings. These
handlings include ones that involve no sleights, simple
sleights, money clips, a second gimmick attached to the
pocket, and more. There is no doubt that you will find one
handling that works for you.
Personally, I keep my wallet and keys in my right front
pocket. When I want to do the effect, I move those two
items to another pocket and slide in the gimmick. I was
playing with it with this past weekend with my son. I did
it quite a number of times and he never caught on to what I
was doing.
The considerations are very slight. First, it's not
difficult to do but it does require some practice. When
someone names a number, one must be able to quickly and
quietly do the work. For me, I was able to adequately do
this after a half hour or so. Though it could be used for
parlour or stage work, it is a perfect effect for
walkaround, though after performing it, one does have to
reset the gimmick. It takes seconds to do, though, and can
be done by stepping away for a sec or on the way to the next
group. Finally, as implied above, one does have to have one
pocket free. I felt it was worth it and, as mentioned
above, I can free up a pocket quickly when ready to do the
effect.
Exact Change has first-class packaging. It comes in an
elegant box that has a slipcover. Inside there is an
instructional DVD, which contains Gregory Wilson's very
detailed instructions, plus the 36 different routines.
Obviously, one also gets the gimmick. In addition, there is
a leather money clip holder for use with Gregory Wilson's
favorite handling of the gimmick and another gimmick for a
handling that involves the pocket.
Now, I must qualify my comments at this point by saying that
I'm a fan of Gregory Wilson. I thoroughly enjoy his magic
stuff, which is extremely inventive, and he's come up with a
few items that mentalists can really use. Specifically,
Freakey is outstanding and I carry it with me and use it all
the time.
That said, I've little doubt that if this was the only
product, mentalism or otherwise, that I'd seen from Gregory
Wilson, I would still be as excited about it. I've no doubt
that this will end up in my year-end Top 10 list of
mentalist products. Like Banachek and Cassidy, I highly
recommend it, too, natch!
(Note: Cosmo Solano's INTERNATIONAL POCKET CHANGE was
released earlier this year. Solano and Wilson did discuss
this with each other and realized that this was clearly a
case of independent invention. I've seen both and can state
that Wilson's version is far superior to the other. The
main advantage is that Wilson's allows one to name any
number from 1-100, where Solano's allows only for a number
between 50-100.)
A soon-to-be spectator gives you a number from 1-100. You
remove all the change from your pocket and the total matches
exactly!
In Greg's professional repertoire for years, it's a
perfectly direct and deceptive feat of mentalism that has
impressed some of the best minds in magic!
It's easy to do. You start clean, end clean, can turn your
pocket inside out or (if you're cheeky enough) have a
spectator reach in for the income outcome herself. Plus,it
comes with 36 remarkable routines to overwhelm your senses!
Resets instantly. No palming. No forcing. No tailoring.
No place it can't be done. The instructional DVD, fine
leather money clip and custom-designed "secret weapon" will
make you look like a master mentalist in minutes!
"As real as it gets!"
- Banachek
"A beautiful perfect thing"
- Paul Harris
"That's #@&^ing amazing!!!"
- Bob Cassidy
"This fooled me entirely! I'm an instant fan and want to do
it ASAP!
- Joshua Jay
"You fried me. I want to put this in my repertoire
immediately!"
- John Kennedy
"I love being fooled! How do I put this in my next TV
special?"
- Cyril
MY COMMENTS:
Exact Change is one of the most direct and powerful
mentalism gimmicks that I've ever seen. Read the blurb
above. The performer asks for a number from 1 to 100. The
participant names a number, say 42. The performer announces
that it's exactly what he wanted the participant to say. To
prove it, the performer reaches into his pocket, pulls out
some change, and shows the rest of the pocket to be
completely empty. The coins are counted. They add up to
forty-two cents. (This is my slight variation of the basic
routine which focuses on coincidence. I prefer to use the
theme of influence.)
This basic plot isn't magic. Nothing vanishes. Nothing
appears. Nothing transforms. There's nothing visually
happening. A two-digit (or single-digit number) is named
and that number corresponds to the amount of change in the
performer's pocket. Bam! Just like that! This is just
solid, hard-hitting, powerful mentalism.
Now, you could use this to do a magic effect, because this
gimmick is versatile. One could also use it to go beyond
the pocket idea (though the pocket is always used). For
example, one of the thirty-six effects from the DVD involves
an iPhone app which correctly displays a named amount and
then that amount of coins appears to drop out out of the
iPhone like a slot machine. This, of course, is a magic
effect. For mentalism, one could have an envelope in one's
shirt pocket and dump out the correct change. This is just
the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
What you're buying essentially is a specially-made gimmick
that allows you to quickly access a specific amount of
change. It is very well made and well thought-out. I
especially like that it has a button on it so that when it's
in your pocket you can make sure it's oriented correctly.
Though it's specifically designed for U.S. coins, it can be
used for UK and Euro coins. This is explained on the DVD.
And, not only is it versatile in the types of effects you
could do, it's also versatile in the handling of the
gimmick. Gregory Wilson explains many ways to handle the
gimmick (specifically we're referring to ditches and
dodges). Max Maven and John Kennedy are two of the many
who've contributed suggestions for the handlings. These
handlings include ones that involve no sleights, simple
sleights, money clips, a second gimmick attached to the
pocket, and more. There is no doubt that you will find one
handling that works for you.
Personally, I keep my wallet and keys in my right front
pocket. When I want to do the effect, I move those two
items to another pocket and slide in the gimmick. I was
playing with it with this past weekend with my son. I did
it quite a number of times and he never caught on to what I
was doing.
The considerations are very slight. First, it's not
difficult to do but it does require some practice. When
someone names a number, one must be able to quickly and
quietly do the work. For me, I was able to adequately do
this after a half hour or so. Though it could be used for
parlour or stage work, it is a perfect effect for
walkaround, though after performing it, one does have to
reset the gimmick. It takes seconds to do, though, and can
be done by stepping away for a sec or on the way to the next
group. Finally, as implied above, one does have to have one
pocket free. I felt it was worth it and, as mentioned
above, I can free up a pocket quickly when ready to do the
effect.
Exact Change has first-class packaging. It comes in an
elegant box that has a slipcover. Inside there is an
instructional DVD, which contains Gregory Wilson's very
detailed instructions, plus the 36 different routines.
Obviously, one also gets the gimmick. In addition, there is
a leather money clip holder for use with Gregory Wilson's
favorite handling of the gimmick and another gimmick for a
handling that involves the pocket.
Now, I must qualify my comments at this point by saying that
I'm a fan of Gregory Wilson. I thoroughly enjoy his magic
stuff, which is extremely inventive, and he's come up with a
few items that mentalists can really use. Specifically,
Freakey is outstanding and I carry it with me and use it all
the time.
That said, I've little doubt that if this was the only
product, mentalism or otherwise, that I'd seen from Gregory
Wilson, I would still be as excited about it. I've no doubt
that this will end up in my year-end Top 10 list of
mentalist products. Like Banachek and Cassidy, I highly
recommend it, too, natch!
(Note: Cosmo Solano's INTERNATIONAL POCKET CHANGE was
released earlier this year. Solano and Wilson did discuss
this with each other and realized that this was clearly a
case of independent invention. I've seen both and can state
that Wilson's version is far superior to the other. The
main advantage is that Wilson's allows one to name any
number from 1-100, where Solano's allows only for a number
between 50-100.)
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